Bren School Past Group Projects

Mazeffa, Douglas

McProud, Trevor

Miller, Jeri

Moffit, Lena

Magali Delmas

Greenopia

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Tourists and Coastal Users in Morro Bay: Developing an Effective Survey Instrument

Brief

Brown, Alexandra

Flanagan, Breanna

Mosley, Michael

O'Grady, Trevor

James Frew

Analyzing the Environmental Impacts of Simple Shoes – A Life Cycle Assessment of the Supply Chain and Evaluation of End-of-Life Management Options

Albers, Kyle

Canepa, Peter

Miller, Jennifer

John Melack

Trish Holden

Simple

Vegetated Roofs in the Los Angeles River Watershed: The Environmental and Economic Impacts of Stormwater Runoff and Management

Brief

National Council for Science and the Environment

Bennett, Samuel

Conrad-Saydah, Ashley

McCormick, Sean

Morris, Daniel

Protteau, Marcy

Christina Tague

Earth Pledge

A Distributed Graduate Seminar to Analyze the Priorities, Obstacles and Opportunities That Exist for the Implementation of State Wildlife Action Plans

Adrian, Michela

Lacher, Iara

Lue, Evan

Middleton, Anne

Paludi, Jennifer

Frank W. Davis

Doris Duke Foundation

Steelhead Passage Restoration Options for Canada de Santa Anita, Santa Barbara County, California

Bunderson, Brandon

Corey, Dakota

Helmer, Chris

Locke, Amy

Meyers, Matthew

Tom Dunne

Integrating Commercial and Recreational Sectors in Fishery Management

Choy, Steven

Guerin, Sean

Myers, Erin

Ng, Ming

Patterson, Jesse

Chris Costello

Environmental Defense

Informing Packaging Design Decisions at Toyota Motor Sales Using Life Cycle Assessment

Corti, Michelle

Early, Claire

Kidman, Timothy

Lee, Wen-Yu

Roland Geyer

Toyota-Environmental Coordination Office

Developing Aquaculture to Support Restoration of the Native Oyster, Ostrea conchaphila, in California

Brief

Hudson, Erin

Madeira, Josh

Monie, Dominique

Reytar, Katie

Hunter Lenihan

Dr. Mike Beck

The Nature Conservancy

Santa Cruz, CA

Cost-Effective Strategies for Reducing CO2 Emissions from Santa Barbara's Residential Sector: Implementation of the Architecture 2030 Challenge

Brief

Allen Associates

Santa Barbara AIA Chapter, Cearnal Architects, Inc.

Bratman, Greg

Johnson, Evan

Mohr, Crystal

Taggart, Lindsey

Ernst Von Weizsacker

Santa Barbara Architecture '2030' Coalition

The San Joaquin River Settlement: Analysis and Implications for Future Negotiations and Funding

Bauer, Lauren

Glusac, Natalija

Kasa, Marina

Mathews, Kara

Gary Libecap

Mitigation of Impaired Stormwater Quality in Los Laureles Canyon, Tijuana, Mexico.

Heyn, Kavita

Keane-Dengel, Reni

Lewis, William

Phillips, Jenny

Virgilio, Nicole

Arturo Keller

Robert Wilkinson

California State Water Resources Control Board

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9

Balancing Conservation and Commercial Fishing: Methods of Incorporating Socioeconomic Impacts in the Design of Marine Protected Areas in California

Brief

Anderson, James

Chen, Cheryl

Frost, Emily

Spence, Gillian

Sullivan, Meghan

Bruce Kendall

PISCO, Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans

ECOTRUST

UCSB: Marine Science Institute

Environmental and Economic Performance Analysis of Oakwood Distribution Centers

Brief

Fukudome, Marie

Maddox, Matthew

Simmons, Joshua

Charlie Kolstad

Jeff Dozier

OAKWOOD

Business Plan for Green Modular Housing

Britto, Jamie

Dejonghe, Nicole

DuBuisson, Max

Schmandt, Kelly

Matthew Kotchen

WORKSHOP/APD

CLASS OF 2007 (Back to top)

(Click here to read the initial proposals for the 2007 projects.)

GROUP PROJECT

STUDENTS

FACULTY

ADVISOR

CLIENT

Conserving Monterey County's Ranchland: Trends and Strategies

Crous, Yolanda

Evelyn, Christopher

Larkin, Robert

Muller, Hannah

Perry, Toby

John Melack/

Frank Davis

Big Sur Land Trust

Conservation Planning for Blue Oak Woodlands in the Southern Sierra Foothills

Graber, Sarah

Bradford, Zachary

Digiondomenico, Ryan

Hsia, Stephanie

Snider, Nathan

Lee Hannah

UC Integrated Hardwoods Range Management Program

The Nature Conservancy

Tulare County Government

Prototyping a Campus Sustainability Management System

Claybaugh, Erin

Hock, Dawn

Jewel, Amy

David Stoms/

James Frew

UCSB

Changing the Campus Climate: The Continuation Plan for a Climate-Neutral UC Santa Barbara

Miller, Brent

Munnelly, Marie-Claire

Spilde, Aubrey

Oran Young

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Design and Implementation of Sustainable Water Resources Programs in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas

Glaser, Deborah

Setty, Karen

Elke, Matthew

Sussman, Daniel

Yocum, Dayna

Arturo Keller

Collaboration between research and community based organizations in San Cristobal and at the Bren School

Climate-Focused Institutional Investment Index

Brown, Gabriel

Crafts, Caitlin

Ehlert, Theodore

Fakhouri, Luna

Kidd, Amy

Charlie Kolstad

AIG International

California's Energy-Water Nexus: Water-Use Efficiency in the Energy Sector

Brief-TBA

Dennen, Bliss

Lee, Cheryl

Larson, Dana

Lee, Jiehoon

Tellinghuisen, Stacy

Arturo Keller/

Robert Wilkinson

Southern California Edison

Current Practices for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Electric Utilities
in the United States

Sun, Lijin

Wessely, Erin

Fournier, Anthony

Goldman, Avra

Weeks, Mark

Magali Delmas

ENSR

An Inventory and Evaluation of Environmental and Health Safety Practices in the Nanotechnology Industry

Gerritzen, Gina

Killpack, Keith

Huang, Li-Chin

Mircheva, Maria

Patricia Holden

International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON)

Biology and Management of Non-Native Plant Species in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Chasin, Elliot

Kent, Robin

Kiyan, Emmeline

Schliemann, Sarah

Althoen, Emily

Bruce Kendall

Christy Brigham (Restoration Ecologist for SMMNRA)

Visualizing California Transportation in 2030 Using Future Scenario Planning

Fisher, Erin

Nathan, Sarah

Kordesch, Nick

Kost, Bill

LaFrenz, Renee

Roland Geyer

Volvo

CALStart

Evaluation of Rainfall-Runoff Relationships to Develop Stormwater Reduction Strategies in South Coast Watersheds

Beckwith, Drew

Ciarametaro, Christina

Dehner, Maya

Rossiter, Michael

Siew, Ruyan

John Melack/

Tom Dunne

Santa Barbara Channel Keeper

City of Santa Barbara

Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Streams: Disposal Practices and Policy Options in Santa Barbara County

Wong, Crispin

Kallaos, James

Wheeler, Kaleena

Zahller, Maragaret

Matthew Kotchen

Community Environmental Council

CLASS OF 2006 (Back to top)

GROUP PROJECT

STUDENTS

FACULTY ADVISOR

CLIENT

Changing the Campus Climate: Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at the University of California, Santa Barbara

Ahmed, Fahmida

Brown, Jeff

Felix, David

Haurin, Todd

Seto, Betty

Oran Young

National Association of Environmental Law Societies

Waste Today, Wall Tomorrow: Assessment of an Innovative Straw Block for Residential Construction

Abbott, Betsy

Frickel, Mark

Hall, Daniel

Shuster, Kara

Yellin, Patrick

Chris Costello

Oryzatech Inc.

End of Life Management of Cell Phones in the United States

Doctori, Vered

Favret, Leigh

Fuji,Mihoyo

Mahdavi, Sarvy

Miller, Robert

Neira, Joaquin

Roland Geyer

Nokia

California EPA

Potential Deep-Sea Mining of Seafloor Sufides: A Case Study in Papua New Guinea

Birney, Kristi

Griffin, Amber

Gwiazda, Jonathan

Kefauver, Johnny

Nagai, Takehiko

Varchol, Douglas

John Melack

Nautilus Minerals Ltd.

Conservation International

GSI

A Framework For Developing a Sustainable Watershed Management Plan for San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Bencala, Karin

Hains,Rolf

Liu, Eric

Nogeire, Theresa

Segan, Dan

Stevens, Samantha

Arturo Keller

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Conservation Planning and Policies for California Grasslands

Poster (.tif)

Bersbach, Christopher

Fujukawa, Jesse

Jantz, Patrick

Kuhn, Joeseph

Preusser, Bernhard

Frank Davis

Done at the request of editors Mark Stromberg, Jeff Corbin, and Carla D'Antonio as a chapter for the UC Press book "California Grasslands."

Microbiological Water Quality Investigation for Las Palmas Creek, Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara, CA

Kilgore, Sean

Nuccio, Erin

Sun, Pauling,

Wilson, Niki

Trish Holden

Hope Ranch Homeowner's Association

County of Santa Barbara

Assessment of the California Spiny Lobster Panulirus interruptus Recreational Fishery in the Santa Barbara Region

Ben-Horin, Tal

De Zutter, Caroline

Ma, Andrew

Ravenhill, Geoffrey

Hunter Lenihan

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Analysis of Water Resources Management Strategies for the Santa Ana River Watershed: Water Reuse, Recharge and Use Efficiency

Adams, Nathan

Allen, Heather,

Burgard,Amy

Dietz, Courtney

Fung, Po Chi

Rittger,Karl

Arturo Keller &

Bob Wilkinson

Earth Resource Foundation

Marine Protected Areas Along California's Central Coast: A Multi-Criteria Analysis of Network Design

Chan, Allison

Cundiff, Amanda

Gardner, Nadia

Hrovat, Yvana

Kircher, Lindsay

Klein, Carissa

Bruce Kendall

PISCO

Assessment of Stressor Impact on Streams in the Los Padres National Forest Using Benthic Macroinvertebrate Indices

Hardison, Erin

Jones, Christopher

Pappas, Alexander

Wuelfing, Kathryn

Jeff Dozier

Forest Services

Decision Support for Coral Reef Fisheries Management: Community Input as a Means of Informing Policy in American Samoa

Kilarski, Stacey

Klaus, Daniel

Lipscomb, Jennifer

Matsoukas, Kimbrely

Newton, Robert

Nugent, Abagail

Chris Costello

American Samoa's Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources

CLASS OF 2005 (Back to top)

GROUP PROJECT

STUDENTS

FACULTY ADVISOR

CLIENT

A Framework for Evaluating Water System Ownership and Management Alternatives

Cowan, Claire

Mescher, Aubrey

Miller, Josh

Pettway, Kevin

Pink, Ben

Dennis Aigner

Bob Wilkinson

City of Thousand Oaks

A Water Quality Monitoring Plan for Santa Barbara's in Urban Creeks

Aguinaga, Ivon

Lancy, Theresa

Phillips, Jeff

Uwins, James

Weber, Chuck

Williams, Das

Tom Dunne

City of Santa Barbara

Bioassessment of Stream Condition and Response to Anthropogenic Activities in Los Padres National Forest

Chan, Corey

Livsey, Ben

Raaf, Andrew

Ravenscroft, Catherine

Sanger, Elizabeth

Chris Marwood

Los Padres National Forest

Classifying Sites in the Ventura Hillsides for Acquisition by the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy

Boland, Jeanne

Cunningham, Dawn

Danko, Christina

Imgrund, Heather

Kreitler, Jason

Levine, Josh

Bruce Kendall

Ventura Hillsides Conservancy

Collaborative Monitoring of the Spiny Lobster in the Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas

Brief
Project Website

Abramson, Sarah

Cairns, Christina

DeLeuw, Katie

Hardy, Darren

Hamrin, Sophia

Hunter Lenihan

James Frew

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Calif Dept of Fish & Game

PISCO

Designing Road Crossings for Safe Wildlife Passage: Ventura County Guidelines

Cavallaro, Lindsey

Sanden, Kate

Schellhase, Joanne

Tanaka, Maile

Frank Davis

Southern California Association of Governments

Ventura County Planning Division

Developing Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Indicator Programs, Pilot Project: Illegal Logging in Costa Rica

Everett, John

James, Kirsten

Rubio, Betsey

Tran, Lana

Wolowicz, Karen

Oran Young

The International Network on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE)

Environmentally Responsible Packaging: A Guideline and Certification Program for the Electronics Industry

Crumrine, Brian

Decker, Shawn

Loughman, Elissa

McMullan, Ryan

Magali Delmas

Hewlett Packard

Evaluating the Potential of a Market-Based Transferable Development Rights Program for Open Space and Farmland Preservation in Santa Barbara County

Carroll, Taylor

Chen, Connie

Dunbar, Jeff

Gore, Rachel

Greve, Darren

Charlie Kolstad

Santa Barbara County

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Planning: A Guide for Small Municipal Utilities

Fernandez, Christine

Kulkarni, Kapil

Polgar, Sara

Schneider, Matt

Webster, Stu

Trish Holden

Burbank Water and Power

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Hybrid-Electric Vehicles: An Environmental and Economics Analysis

Estudillo, Kristina

Koehn, Jon

Levy, Catherine

Olsen, Tim

Taylor, Chris

Roland Geyer

American Motor Honda Company

The New Economics of Solar Energy: A Case Study in Demand for Renewable Energy Credits

Kastner, Joe

Ryals, Cindy

Shibata, Scott

Stone, Ian

Chris Costello

CLASS OF 2004 (Back to top)

GROUP PROJECT	STUDENTS	FACULTY ADVISOR	CLIENT
A Cost and Environmental Analysis of Aquatic Plant Management in California Final Report Brief	Frieman, Geoffrey Lehman, Garrett Quinn, Julie Wittmann, Marion	Chris Marwood	---
A Feasibility Study for Commercial Food Scrap Diversion for the City of Santa Barbara Final Report Brief	DeToro, Alicia Hershberger, Jennifer Marsh, Helene Verma, Priya Zurawski, Dale	Trish Holden	City of Santa Barbara
Adaptive Management for Southern California Grasslands Final Report Brief	Chadden, Andrea Dowskza, Edyta Turner, Laura	Frank Davis Peter Kareiva	The Nature Conservancy
An Environmental and Economic Analysis of Cruise Ship Discharges in California State Waters Final Report Brief	Huber, Nicholas Rettinger, Arianne Soto, Melissa Tornek, Rachel Williams, Megan	Dennis Aigner Cathie Ramus	Ocean Conservancy Oceana Ocean Wilderness
Analysis of Tradable Credits as a Potential Cost Minimization Tool for California RPS Implementation Final Report Brief	Boyce, Hillary Cavanaugh, Ann Hildebrand, Mark Inouye, Tatiana Teepe, Adam	Antonio Bento Charlie Kolstad	California Energy Commission?
Developing a Compliance Monitoring Framework for Conservation Easements - Case Study: North Irvine Ranch Final Report Brief	Grant, Jessica Hardie, J. Peter Mazza, James Rizo Patron, Lacrissa	Bruce Kendall Peter Kareiva	North Irvine Ranch
Developing A Nutrient Management Plan for the Napa River Watershed Final Report Brief	Kella, Vinod Kwaan, Rebecca Montague, Luke Shariq, Linsey Wang, Peng	Arturo Keller	San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board
Evaluation and Augmentation of the Shallow Subtidal Monitoring Plan for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Protected Areas Final Report Brief	Abeles, Adina Afflerbaugh, Kevin Chiang, Larry Pitterle, Benjamin Stadler, Matthew	Hunter Lenihan	California Deptartment of Fish & Game Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Evaluation of Liquefied Natural Gas Receiving Terminals for Southern California Final Report Brief	Chan, April Hartline, Jana Hurley, J. Robert Stuzziery, Leanna	James Frew Arturo Keller	BHP Biliton
Measuring and Managing Agricultural Impacts on Water Resources: A Case Study of the Pangani Basin in Tanzania Final Report Brief	Belden, Edward Gullett, Daniel O'Hanley, Brooke Teekell, Adam	Oran Young	United Nations Environmental Programme
Valuing Marine Protected Areas: A Monitoring Protocol for Recreational Non-Consumptive Use Applied to the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Final Report Brief Project Website	Ellis, Robert Herrington, Kristine Jessoe, Katrina Scalliet, Helene	Chris Costello Mike McGinnis	Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Wiring the Farm: Operational Practices for Sustainable Agriculture Final Report Brief	Beard, David Bedoya, Augusto Darling, Erin Kahn, Daniel	Jeff Dozier John Melack	Sunnyside Institute

CLASS OF 2003 (Back to top)

GROUP PROJECT	STUDENTS	FACULTY ADVISOR	CLIENT
Analysis of Management Strategies for Stormwater Conveyance Systems to Control Input of PCB Contaminated Sediments to San Francisco Bay Final Report Brief	Gibson, Jennifer Magier, Shelly Pome, Alessandra Priola, Robert Thomas, Geoffrey Tokat, Duygu	Arturo Keller
Assessment of Seawater Desalination as a Water Supply Strategy for San Diego County Final Report Brief	Ackerman, Lisa Bannon, Jeffrey Leophairatana, Achira Yamada, Kazuhiko	Antonio Bento John Melack
Assessment of Stressors on Fall-Run Chinook Salmon in Secret Ravine (Placer County) Final Report Brief	Ayres, Elizabeth Knapp, Eli Leiberman, Suzanne Love, Julie Vodopals, Kirk	Bruce Kendall Carol McAusland	Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Calif EPA
Santa Barbara County and Los Padres National Forest: Facilitating Community Collaboration in Recreation Management Final Report Brief	Fratus, Nicholle Komoto, Jill Morgan, Carolina Whitaker, Thomas Worth, Sarah	Frank Davis Catherine Ramus	Los Padres National Forest
The Role of ISO 14001 in Environmental Management at U.S. Manufacturing Facilities Final Report Brief	Harding, Ryan O'Gorman, Brandy Onderdonk, Jonathan Sweatt, Derek Tamblyn, Gregory	Magali Delmas James Frew Catherine Ramus
Tracking the Way Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Linking Economics and Ecology at Sunnyside Farms (Washington, VA) Final Report Brief	Berry, Lisa Callender, Tova Chang, Andrea Grabiel, Danielle Henson, Bryan Turner, Allison	Jeffrey Dozier	Sunnyside Farms LLC, Washington VA
Wildlife Corridor Design and Implementation in Southern Ventura County Final Report Brief	Casterline, Michael Fegraus, Eric Fujioka, Ei Hagan, Leigh Mangiardi, Catrina Riley, Matthew Tiwari, Harshita	Christopher Costello Michael McGinnis

CLASS OF 2002 (Back to top)

GROUP PROJECT

STUDENTS

FACULTY ADVISOR

CLIENT

Interim Management Plan for the Arroyo Hondo Preserve

Choi, Pete

Gomez-Priego, Paola

Sears,William

Tuttle, Alex

John Melack

Casmalia Habitat Restoration Plan for the California Red-Legged Frog & Western Spadefoot Toad

Carson,Timothy

Deweerd,Amy

Erickson, Susan

Hood, Monica

Minton, Christopher

Patricia Holden

Sheldon Kamieniecki

Bruce Kendall

Submitted to CB Consulting, Inc., representing the Casmalia Steering Committee, and to the Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX.

Incentives and Patterns of Joining the U.S. EPA Energy Star® Program

Final Report
Brief

Cohen,Andrea

Cronin, Yasmin

Kranz, Nicole

Megalopoulos, Fivos

Sawyer, Kerry Ann

Magali Delmas

Tom Dunne

Analysis of Alternative Watershed Management Strategies Addressing Aquatic Toxicity: A Case Study in the Newport Bay Watershed

Final Report
Brief

Harrison, Lee

Jackson, Meighan

Pettifor, Giles

Purpus, Linda

Splenda, Jot

White, Sarah

JamesFrew

Arturo Keller

Marine Hydrocarbon Seep Capture: Feasibility and Potential Impacts, Santa Barbara, California

Ger, Ali

Gonzales, Misty

Mayberry, Erin

Shamszadeh, Farah

Christopher Costello

Natalie Mahowald

Predicting the Spatial Pressures of Development in San Luis Obispo County: Is the Transferable Development Credits Program Controlling Urban Sprawl?

Casso, Christopher

Dietenhofer, Jaime

Eichel, Amanda

Chih-Hung Huang, Kevin

Antonio Bento

Frank Davis

Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County

The Nanocar: A Consumer Driven Solution for a More Sustainable California

Anticona, Claudia

Peery, Jason

Saben, Jonathan

Shohtoku, Joe

Wilson, Clarice

Jeff Dozier

Cathie Ramus

Volvo

Wetland Mitigation Alternatives for the Casmalia Resources Disposal Site, Santa Barbara, California